A lot of boot companies use the Boa system, wire laces you ratchet snug, but none better than ThirtyTwo. By moving the tightening wire to the outside of the foot and stabilizing the top with wide strips of polyurethane, the company eliminates the pressure points sometimes caused by the wires.

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Harvard and MIT researchers did recently publish a study that found exposure to silver nanoparticles, found in clothing, toothpaste, toys and other products, can cause substantial DNA damage. But before I get to your main question, let’s look at why that news might’ve frightened you. A nanoparticle is a…

Destinations, February 1999 Long Weekends You’re Carving Where? Top-notch cat-skiing in an unlikely spot I’d come a long way to see Charlie’s Bottom, and I wasn’t going to be denied. After a two-hour flight from Toronto to Halifax, another hour puddle-jumping to western Newfoundland, a 50-mile…

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